DMD-T665 Wired Remotes

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Please noticed that all our remotes can be connected using Bluetooth! But if you want to have it connected by cable you need to have the 12V power supply since the box handles power and communications!

The easiest remote to connect by cable is the Remote 2 since it includes a splitter cable that makes it plug and play. Other remotes like the Remote1 and Remote2 can be used but require you to manually connect them to the open wires. This is covered on the device manual.

The ideal setup is the T665 with 12V power supply and Remote 2:

Do i need internet for address search?

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DMD2 includes both place searching using the online Google Places API and place search using the offline map database!

The place search dialog include the following options:

 

If you are just looking for the closest POI of a specific category, then just tap on the icon for that category, the offline category listing will display a list of the closest places matching that category. Notice that you can scroll the categories and there is one for Town/City/Village too.

If you are searching for a specific POI name then use the Offline search, it should find what you are looking for.

If you are searching for a full address, with street name, number and postal code, then you need to be online and use the Online Search – this uses the full power of Google Places (the best place API) and can find based on address or name.

Cannot exit DMD2 – default device home is gone

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The default home launcher is the app which is shown when your device first starts or when you press the home button.

Some users want their devices to behave more like a traditional Android device, with a regular launcher where they can launch any app including DMD2. Other users will use the tablet mostly on their motorcycles and want DMD2 to be the default home app.

Whatever you prefer, notice that, you can always change this at any time. Check the video bellow to see how:

Access file from PC using USB connection

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By default when you plug our devices to a PC it will only charge the device.
If you want to access the device files from the PC you need to enable File Transfer in the device settings.

To do this you can check this video:

– Swipe down from the top of your screen
– Tap on the notification that says “Charging this device via USB”
– In the USB Preferences enable “Use USB for – File Transfer”

Export GPX recording file

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To export a recording (GPX file) you simply need to go to GPX Recorder > Recordings > select the recording from the list and press Share.

When you share the file, Android will show you all the installed apps to where you can share it, usually you would select something like Google Drive to store it online, but you can also select your email app if you want to send it by email to someone or even select an instant messaging app if you are sharing it in a chat.

When i follow a GPX line there is no instructions!

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There is a lot of confusion about GPX files. You should understand that the content of a GPX file can be:
– TRACKS – Point by point drawn on the map, no turn by turn instructions, you follow the line, there is no calculation done, the track stays the exact same no matter where you load it
– ROUTES – Points with the places you want to go through, the app will calculate a route to take through all those points, it has turn by turn instructions and you can change the calculation profile
– WAYPOINTS – Pins / Indications on the map – Informative icons on the map with alerts, places to stop, fuel, whatever you want

 

Firmware Updates

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We release Firmware updates very often and there are two types of updates.

Firmware Update – Full system update that either update the Android version or contains OS level improvements and the latest security patches.
Configuration Download – Includes the latest versions of all our system apps, settings, APIs and other small bits.

Both will generate notifications and there are two types of notifications that allow you to perform the update with a single click.

1 – Persistent notification in the Android notifications area, tap on it to start update:

 

2- If you miss that notification and start DMD2 you will also see a notification in DMD2:

My map does not move with my direction of travel?

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Ensure the “Arrow” on the top left of the Map View screen looks like a compass needle.

Ensure you are travelling at more than 4 kph or 2.5 mph.

The only follow mode where the map will NOT MOVE – follow mode disabled – is when the button shows an empty arrow icon, use any other mode for the map to track your location:

Are offline maps updated regularly?

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Map updates are pushed ever two months.  However, to ensure no loss of navigation ability while using the system, there is no automatic map update in DMD2.  You will be notified of map updates by the Map Layer icon on the “Map View” page displaying, in green, the number of available updates as a number.  To trigger the update, you must manually enter the “Map Layer”, go to download maps, the respective region and selecting and updating each individual map.

A data connection is required for the map update.

Once you have started a map update, the map being updates is no longer available until the update is complete.

Difficulty downloading or updating maps (e.g. it takes a long time or hangs)?

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There are two common causes for map downloads:

The WiFi connection is slow and/or unstable.  In this situation it is recommended to priorities which maps to download or update and do these one at a time.  Typically the download will complete but it can take a long time depending on the quality of the connection.

Insufficient space or memory on your device. In this situation delete maps and/or GPX Tracks/Routes which are no longer needed.